Alexander
Newspaper
Date
Runaway(s)
Location
Reward
Transcription
RUN away from the subscriber on the 18th of July, a negro man named Alexander, 36 years old, about six feet six inches high, speaks good English, in a high and polite stile. Had on when he went away, a light colour'd fleece jacket, striped shirt, and saw trowsars carried with him a blue great coat, with a black velvet collar, trim'd with basket buttons. It is supposed he will attempt to get to Long Island. Whoever will take up and return said negro, shall be entitled to one hundred dollars reward, and all necessary charges paid by
ELIAS DUNNING,
of Woodbury
July 25.
ELIAS DUNNING,
of Woodbury
July 25.
Citation
Elias Dunning, advertisement for Alexander, Connecticut Journal, July 27, 1780, accessed June 7, 2025, https://runaway.fairuse.org/runawayct/items/show/5591.